This is my plan …. is it ok?
Info: My website has now only about 20 web pages online plus the ubbthreads forum
The website pages has all internal relative links like “/“ or “/example_folder/example_file.html.
No HTTP//: or HTTPS//: only relative links internal.
There are links to other sites both HTTP and HTTPS depending to the website it links to.
No third party links HTTP only HTTPS.
Here is what I believe is status right now for my site/forum
I’m my WHM I have daily backups they are incremental.
The time when the backup is local just after AM03.00.
So I’m thinking that I could close the forum when I get to bed around PM 11.00 a few hours before and get my sleep.
Then waking up at AM 08.00 I could go a head and
start the HTTP >>> HTTPS transit process by
1) Obtain a valid security certificate from your webhost or a reputable third-party seller. I've purchased many "PositiveSSL" certs from SSLs.com.
FIXED!!!
2) Install it using SHA-2 and make sure it is configured properly.
FIXED!!! I HOPE...DUNNO HOW TO CONFIGURE
3) Update ALL your URLs in the Control Panel or manually in your config.ini file. This includes the Homepage URLs, Contact pages, Referer Check, any forum headers/footers, etc.
I CAN DO THIS IN THE CONFIG, HEADER AND FOOTER FILES!!!
4) Run a SQL query on your posts, private messages, user avatars, profile comments tables to replace "http://www.YOURDOMAIN.COM" with "https://www.YOURDOMAIN.COM"
I CAN DO THIS IN CP >> CONTENT REBUILDER >> Update Forum URL References from HTTP to HTTPS!
5) Set up HTTP to HTTPS 301 redirects in your .htaccess file to forward from http:// to https://
IN MY WEBSITE CPANEL “DOMAIN” THERE IS A ICON AND IT READS Force HTTPS Redirect
I PROBABLY SHOULD ENABLE THAT BUT I’M NOT SURE!!!
IF I WOULD DO IT DIRECT IN .HTACCESS THEN IT PROBABLY IS THE FILE IN THE WEBSITE ROOT!!!
COULD THAT BE CORRECT??? THAT FILE IS FULL OF OLD STUFF BY THE WAY!!!
6) Update all external plugins to ensure they are HTTPS compliant (sharaholic, twitter, facebook, youtube, ubb custom-tags, and, if your website contains non-UBB.threads content, all those internal site links - trust me you won't find them all in a single pass)
WILL DO THIS AS TIMES PERMIT SINCE I DON*T USE ANY OF IT NOW.
7) Test website / Forum if it seems to work I open it again…
Please comment on this particulary .#5
Thanks.
